I belong to a group of women on Face Book called Scrappy Girls. We met last year on FB on a group site called Scrapfest 2011. Three things we had in common was we loved to scrapbook, buy scrapbook supplies, and we all went to Scrapfest. We have been together now for about 10 months. It is an incredible thing. We are such a diverse group. We comes from different places in our lives. Some of us being young mothers, some old spry grandmothers. Different races, different lifestyle preferences, different religions, different political beliefs. Some of us are career women, some of us are stay home Moms. Some of us are city girls some are country. But, all of us are incredible, awesome, women. We love each other. We talk to each other daily. We support each other. We help each other out. We talk, and ask advise from each other, when we have a problem. Some of us have actually met in person. We have had different crops spread out fom Indiana, to upper Northern Wisconsin. We have traveled hours and met. When we get together we laugh. We enjoy each other. We share ideas and teach each other. We exchange birthday cards, and have a Christmas exchange, card swaps, and mini album swaps. This is a wonderful supportive group of women. They are fun. There is one woman in particular that I have grown fond of. Her name is Kim.This women is part of the Top Secret story.
On Tuesdays, she posts a picture of her adorable little three year old daughter. She calls it the TMN. It is the Tuesday Morning Nap. In the picture the little girl is dressed up in her winter coat, with her back pack on her back, sleeping on the stairs, waiting for her ride to school. She does this almost every Tuesday morning. It makes me smile when I see this.
Also, my friend Kim will sometime post "Be glad in it" or "I am glad in it". This comes from a bible verse that states "This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.."Psalm 118:24. This always humbled me and I really was reminded in the Lord's presence in my life and for that day I was glad in it. Kim has had many struggles and challenges that she continued to do battle with. She has had many hard things, her son was premature and she had to struggle with almost losing him. She is a mom of a special needs child. There are daily struggles with that. She lost her Mom to a violent tragic death. YET she is glad in it.... She is my inspiration......Kim has also given good advise and helped me with hair and skin care for my daughter. So I was talking to my friend Mary about the cute pictures and we thought it would be a good idea to surprise Kim and make her a mini album to keep the TMN pictures in. Mary donated the paper and I created the album. It was a surprise....
So I made the paper bag album. Sent it off in the mail. I was so excited and impatient I even paid extra so it could get there quicker. This was Kim's reaction:
"There are not many times that I cry. I can count the times on 1 hand that I have sobbed. Never in front of my children (it scares them). But today I received an unexpected package from 2 of my Scrappy Sisters and I sobbed in the middle of the day. They don't realize how much they have touched my life with their wisdom and kindness and how much I look up to the two of them (but they have and I do). I am so overwhelmed by the what I know as the hand of God who has divinely connected me to people who I probably would have NEVER met. This is (not so mini) Mini Album is absolutely gorgeous. I love everything about it. I love the colors and the papers too!Lexi also loved looking at it with me. I have to figure out how to keep it away from her. Most of all it will serve as a great example of how to create a "Sho nuff mini"... I love you girls so much Laurie Reed White and Mary Samson Matthys! You will always have a super special place in my heart. Thank you!"
Very touching.... But also amazing....... Thank you Kim and most of all Thank you God
...........I am Glad In IT............
...........I am Glad In IT............
